The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained form the Plant City olice Department.
Feb. 3
LOCK YOUR CARS
1100 block of East Cherry Street.
Vehicle burglary: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered his unlocked GMC pickup truck and stole his black leather wallet, which contained cash and credit cards.
THAT’S A FAULT
600 block of East Baker Street.
Petit theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen several tennis rackets, valued together at $175, from a donation center. They also found that, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, several boxes containing unknown items were stolen from the center’s drop-off area.
BIKE BANDIT
2730 block of Horseshoe Drive.
Burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole a pair of Trek brand bicycles from their open garage. The bikes, valued together at $800, had last been seen at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
RUDE AWAKENING
1700 block of East Baker Street.
Possession of drugs: Officers responded to a report of a subject who had been found passed out on the ground. Subject was located and arrested.
Feb. 4
THINGS REMEMBERED
810 block of West Warren Street.
Grand theft auto: Officer met with complainant, who stated her Hyundai Sonata had been stolen while she was visiting friends. Complainant stated that, after falling asleep at night and leaving her keys on a table, she woke up to find the keys and the car gone. Some time after the vehicle was registered as stolen, complainant reported the car had been returned to her by a friend, to whom she had agreed to lend the car for $40. Charges for making a false police report were not filed, due to her special needs, and a waiver of prosecution was signed.
OUT OF JUICE
3510 block of Sandburg Loop.
Burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had removed the battery from their vehicle.
PLAYING WITH POWER
610 block of East Langford Street.
Burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) broke into his locked shed and stole an 18-volt DeWalt cordless tool set, valued at $650. The burglary occurred sometime between Saturday, Jan. 28, and Saturday, Feb. 4.
Feb. 5
FREAKY FAKE
2420 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Counterfeit bill: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) attempted to buy food from a restaurant with a counterfeit $20 bill.
Feb. 6
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
700 block of Wiggins Court.
Burglary: Officer responded to a report of suspicious subjects, but was unable to locate them. Afterward, he found that a nearby home’s sliding glass door had been broken. It was determined that three television sets, an Xbox 360 video game console and five video games were stolen.
Feb. 7
KINGPIN
1500 block of Smyrna Place.
Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered his unlocked vehicle overnight and stole a GPS device, three bowling balls, two double bowling ball bags, two wrist braces and two pairs of shoes. The items were valued together at $981.
NICE TRY
3500 block of West Baker Street.
Shoplifting: Officer met with complainant, who stated a dollar store employee had rung up items and canceled transactions several times between Monday, Jan. 2, and Wednesday, Jan. 18. The total amount stolen was $500.